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Is there a simple word for a person born of immigrants?

single-word-requests cultural-phrases cultural-correctness

What does "waste not, want not" mean? [closed]

phrases expressions cultural-phrases

How did the Idiom "Tit for Tat "get the current usage? [closed]

word-usage etymology cultural-phrases

What is the English equivalent of 干物女 (dried fish woman)?

single-word-requests phrase-requests idiom-requests cultural-phrases mistranslation

Ruining the family name [closed]

phrases idioms idiom-requests cultural-phrases

What does "cup and Chaucer" mean?

phrase-meaning literature puns humor cultural-phrases

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Simpson - Using husband's first/last name for wife?

grammatical-gender cultural-phrases

When did "Alright?" become a greeting in UK English?

etymology slang cultural-phrases

What should one call his or her mother-in-law? [closed]

word-choice kinship-terms cultural-phrases

To Break Bread -- the origin of the phrase

etymology expressions cultural-phrases

How can I translate "Jeitinho Brasileiro" into English?

expressions translation cultural-phrases

English equivalent of "amae" (甘え) - the feeling of pleasurable dependence on another person

word-choice translation cultural-phrases equivalence japanese

Is saying 'who cares' rude or maybe even disrespectful?

word-usage politeness cultural-phrases political-correctness

What is the difference between Seventh Heaven and Cloud Nine?

synonyms cultural-phrases

What is the origin/history of "you do you" (or "do you")?

etymology expressions idioms cultural-phrases

What is the correct phrase to ask to determine which group a first nations person considers themselves to be part of?

word-choice politeness political-correctness cultural-phrases

What did Steve Jobs mean by “Technology married with Liberal Arts” in his last speech?

meaning-in-context connotation cultural-phrases

What does “Commander-in-Soy” versus “alpha” mean?

meaning phrases politics cultural-phrases

Why Cosmonaut, not Astronaut?

loanwords foreign-phrases cultural-phrases

How did "gesundheit" work its way into common American usage?

etymology loanwords cultural-phrases